Brian Michael Bendis and Alex Maleev bring us another installment of Scarlet, with issue 3. It’s on the Jinxworld imprint of DC Comics.
Oh, I am confused by this one, I might as well tell you. So far so good with this title: nicely illustrated, and well written.
Then I read this issue from cover to cover, and through the purple haze, I do know this much: Portland Oregon is still on lockdown, and the army (perhaps) has blocked off one section of the smoldering city in order to pen in some revolutionaries. In the last issue, Scarlet was being given an opportunity to ask for her demands. This issue?
I’ll just guess since I AM confused: a backstory emerges of domestic violence involving a member of Scarlet’s crew. Something bad went down in the past. The pages of art are coloured green, okay? Got it.
This violence spills over into ‘today’, with unpleasant consequences. The art is mauve, or light purple if you prefer.
Then all hell breaks loose, the colouring gets orange, and a lot of guns get shot.
To be continued. Hey, it’s back and forth, you know? And there is a lot of tension all around.
DC Comics, Jinxworld. Scarlet #3. 23 pages of content, rated Mature
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